It was in a saltwater tank at a petstore. It looked like a fish and it rolled around on the bottom like a goby, but I actually think the guy said it was an invert. It was really colorful like a cameleon, i mean so many colors. And it had a spike down its back, what is this thing?
2007-02-22 01:20:28 · 3 answers · asked by Jonathan B 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Thanks for your concern there copperhead, but I just thought it was a cool fish and wondered what it was. Don't be alarmed...
2007-02-22 12:48:40 · update #1
The only thing i can think of is a mandarin fish
2007-02-22 01:44:29 · answer #1 · answered by chkn_fur 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jonathan - If the photo above is the fish you were looking at (or if it's a similar looking spotted fish), don't think about getting it - these are very difficult to keep alive, need tanks at least 40 gallons with lots of live rock - they only eat live copepods found on the rock and need the tank running at least for 6 months to produce enough to keep them alive! Their skin contains a toxin which is released when they die - and will wipe out any other fish in the tank!
http://www.marinedepotlive.com/green-mandarin-goby---pterosynchiropus-splendidus-fish--dragonettes.html, http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=551
2007-02-22 11:22:53 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.tackettproductions.com/images/DNT/Mandarin_Fish.jpg
Does it look like that? If it does, it's a Mandarin Fish.
edit: it may look more like this...
http://www.greenwaterimages.com/indonesia2004/images/mandarinfish1.jpg
2007-02-22 01:40:51 · answer #3 · answered by Firefly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋